News about vaccines, childhood

A moment to celebrate! UNICEF delivered a shipment of the malaria vaccine to the Central African Republic - a leap forward in work to protect children from this lethal disease. www.unicef.org/press-releases/shipment-newest-malaria-vaccine-r21-central-african-republic-marks-latest-milestone

💙 Take a break from scrolling to look at this lovely family moment in Tahirpur, Bangladesh. Thanks to UNICEF and partners, this remote region now has quality immunization services - protecting children through life-saving vaccines. pic.twitter.com/oA5belwoHP

Over the past two years, @WHO Member States have dedicated enormous effort to rise to this challenge posted by #COVID19 and respond to the losses it caused, including at least 7 million lives lost. The pandemic affected everybody, in many ways, and that is why Member States… pic.twitter.com/8mDQdPZFmo

The #COVID19 pandemic reduced global life expectancy by almost 2 years–wiping out a decade of progress made in improving population health. Global healthy life expectancy dropped to 61.9 years in 2021 ⬇️ We are now back at the level of 2012. 📊 bit.ly/4aEB74e pic.twitter.com/dDi3u8zLLK